by wivelgull » 03 Aug 2016, 15:47
I shouldn't be too dismissive of North Ferriby United if I were you. They are funded, like Hull City, by a local (b)(m) illionaire. In 1997 Whitby Town beat them 3-0 in the FA Vase final at Wembley. After that, NFU were quiet for a while until, sometime after Whitby, they arrived in the lower regions of the Northern Premier league. Since then, they have been promoted to the Premier Division of the NPL (Evostik League), promoted to Conference North, and now promoted to Conference proper. Along the way they have won the FA Trophy (not an easy thing to do for a Conference North side). All this success has taken place in the last five or six years (or so) and is entirely dependent upon the funding given them by the local (b)(m)illionaire. While this funding lasts - and there seems little likelihood at the moment it will cease - North Ferriby will continue their upward movement. They are a village club in the true sense of the word, but they do not have villages finances. However, the truth will be revealed when United play them quite early on. Watch this space!
I shouldn't be too dismissive of North Ferriby United if I were you. They are funded, like Hull City, by a local (b)(m) illionaire. In 1997 Whitby Town beat them 3-0 in the FA Vase final at Wembley. After that, NFU were quiet for a while until, sometime after Whitby, they arrived in the lower regions of the Northern Premier league. Since then, they have been promoted to the Premier Division of the NPL (Evostik League), promoted to Conference North, and now promoted to Conference proper. Along the way they have won the FA Trophy (not an easy thing to do for a Conference North side). All this success has taken place in the last five or six years (or so) and is entirely dependent upon the funding given them by the local (b)(m)illionaire. While this funding lasts - and there seems little likelihood at the moment it will cease - North Ferriby will continue their upward movement. They are a village club in the true sense of the word, but they do not have villages finances. However, the truth will be revealed when United play them quite early on. Watch this space!
